Did you know that half of businesses start from home? You can own and operate all kinds of businesses remotely, from an online store that you manage by yourself to large scale ventures with physical locations and teams of employees.
Ahead, discover 23 home business ideas to kick-start your entrepreneurship journey, along with guidance on how to make them work for you.
23 best home business ideas
- Buy products in bulk and sell them online
- Sell homemade products
- Start a dropshipping store
- Start a print-on-demand business
- Offer online services
- Teach online classes
- Sell digital products
- Grow an audience you can monetize
- Buy an existing small business
- Turn your pet into an influencer
- Play video games professionally
- Sell your art
- Launch a photography business
- Start a beauty business
- Start an affiliate marketing business
- Start a day care
- Flip items on marketplaces
- Start a dog-grooming business
- Open a pet day care
- Sell books online
- Start a business with the help of subcontractors
- Start a home catering business
- Run a spa or salon out of your home
There are many types of businesses you can start from home depending on your skill set. Here are 23 to consider:
1. Buy products in bulk and sell them online
When you’re starting your first home business, don’t reinvent the wheel. Instead, try a reliable, low-investment business idea, such as importing popular products in bulk and selling them individually for a profit.
Find products consumers already want to buy, then purchase them by negotiating a deal with the wholesale supplier. After that, create an online store to promote your catalog and make your first sale. One of the easiest ways to build a website is with a no-code, drag-and-drop website builder like Shopify.
The key to a successful home retail business is savvy product selection. Can you identify the next barrel jean or fashionable beverage? Tips for sourcing profitable products include:
- Analyzing social media for trending products
- Importing products that are popular in foreign markets. For example, Charlotte and Dave Cho started Soko Glam in 2012 to bring Korean beauty products to the US.
- Serving the needs of a niche market
Buying wholesale is a versatile business idea. You can also:
Start a subscription box business
The online subscription box industry is forecasted to grow at an annual rate of 13% between 2025 and 2033. That growth has led to the emergence of direct-to-consumer subscription brands, as well as the adoption of subscription sales models by major brands like Sephora and Walmart.
If you’re able to curate desirable product selections, you can start a subscription business from home. For example, Ashley Reynolds bundled surplus products into subscription boxes to sell on her ecommerce site, Cloth & Paper. If you already run an ecommerce business, you could do the same to make use of otherwise dead stock.
Sell used items
As consumers become more environmentally conscious, sustainable shopping options are growing in popularity. The global secondhand market is expected to nearly triple by 2029, reaching $367 billion.
COAL N TERRY is one home-based business that found success selling vintage clothing online. After beginning in a college dorm, the brand now boasts a loyal following and celebrity fans.
You can start small with your own home-based resale business. Marketplaces like Poshmark and Mercari are great platforms for selling your used clothing. You can also try Craigslist, eBay, or Facebook Marketplace.
If you have an established social media following, try social commerce. Shopify makes it easy to sell directly on Instagram, TikTok, and more.
2. Sell homemade products
If you’re a maker (or know someone who is), consider turning that hobby into a business by selling your own creations. From homemade soaps and candles to handcrafted jewelry and artwork, the possibilities are endless.
Items crafted in your studio, workshop, or kitchen can become well-known products, with the right branding and marketing. Selling independent goods can also be cost-effective, as you won’t need to buy from wholesalers and can control nearly every aspect of production and pricing.
Craft brand Peg and Awl began as a way for husband and wife Walter and Margaux Kent to sell items they’d made using reclaimed materials in their home workshop. Today, their online store offers a wide range of products, from bags and journals to home décor items.
While offering a diverse range of products can help them attract a wider audience, you can also start a more focused homemade business:
Create an herbal product line
Wooden Spoon Herbs
If your family has passed down a herbal remedy for generations or if you simply have an interest in natural treatments, you could make and sell herbal products from home.
Lauren Haynes started Wooden Spoon Herbs in her kitchen. She creates plant-based products using American-grown herbs and traditional methods. Her online store sells a range of herbal teas, tinctures, and wellness products.
The brand’s website even has a quiz (made using Octane AI) that customers can take to find the perfect herbal treatment for them.
Create a candle brand
If you possess the talent to mix and match scents, channel your inner Jan from The Office and start a candle business. The key to success in this industry is strong visual branding. Your brand should not only reflect the quality and uniqueness of your candles but also resonate with your target audience.
Take Brooklyn Candle Studio, for example. The brand’s minimalist packaging and scent range—named for travel destinations like Tulum and Santorini—evoke a sense of understated luxury.
After buying a candle-making kit in 2013 and discovering a talent for the craft, founder Tamara Mayne began her business from her studio apartment, selling her candles at local markets. A year later, she quit her job to work full time on Brooklyn Candle Studio.
As your brand grows and evolves, there may be opportunities to extend your product line to include related items, such as scent diffusers, room sprays, or bath oils.
3. Start a dropshipping store
Some businesses require you to buy or create inventory. But what if you want to start a business without spending money on large amounts of stock?
Dropshipping is the go-to business model for home business owners who don’t want to deal with inventory. In a dropshipping business, retailers promote and sell products that a third party produces and ships. In other words, a dropshipping supplier will give you a commission for making a sale, while they take care of storing and shipping the product to customers.
Many home dropshipping businesses find success by targeting a niche, such as “cute and kawaii merchandise” retailer Subtle Asian Treats. Curate products from different suppliers to create a collection of related items on your website.
Shopify dropshipping apps connect you with suppliers, so can source and import products into your online store. You can also use Shopify Collective, a free supplier app where you can find and sell products from reliable and popular Shopify brands.
4. Start a print-on-demand business
Print on demand is a home business idea that doesn’t require you to buy or hold inventory.
Print on demand services let business owners apply their branding and original designs to white label products. When you make a sale, the print on demand company will print and ship the item to the customer on your behalf.
There are many print-on-demand products you can sell: books, hats, backpacks, blankets, pillows, mugs, shoes, hoodies, phone cases, and more.
Many print-on-demand businesses focus on serving a specific niche or, better yet, a shared identity. Raven Gibson launched Legendary Rootz to empower and uplift Black women through t-shirts and accessories with positive messages. The brand has used platforms like Printful, which connects to your Shopify store, to offer print-on-demand items.
5. Offer online services
If you don’t want to sell products online, how about selling a service? Service platforms may be even simpler to set up than retail businesses, because there’s no inventory to create or manage.
One way to develop a home service business is to leverage your existing talents. If your employment contract permits you to offer your skills independently, you could set up a website to sell your time and experience.
Another benefit of service-based businesses is that you don’t necessarily need a large number of customers to make a profit. Depending on the service you’re providing, a handful of high-quality clients can be sufficient to support yourself full time while working from home.
You can offer your services on a platform like Fiverr, Upwork, or Thumbtack. You can also connect your Shopify website to an appointment booking app so that customers can hire you.
Monetize your DIY, technical, language, or musical skills with a website that offers assistance or lessons. Popular service-based home business ideas include:
Virtual event planning
The virtual events market is expected to grow by 20% each year until 2030. All those new events need coordinating and promoting, which is an opportunity for remote businesses.
If you have events management skills or experience, consider building a home business as a virtual events planner. Perhaps you’re good with organization and love creating schedules. You may have a natural ability to network, negotiate, and bring people together. If so, these skills are invaluable when you’re trying to market yourself to customers.
Find a niche, either in terms of the types of events you organize (conferences, meetings, webinars, etc.) or the events’ purpose (personal parties, professional workshops, industry specific shows, etc.).
Event platforms like RingCentral Events and Whova can help you manage your events. As your reputation grows, repackaging your services and selling them as a toolkit for others can add an extra revenue stream to your business.
Social media manager
With some self-taught know-how, you could start a social media consulting business from your laptop. Demonstrate your social media skills with your accounts and invest in subscriptions to a few social media management tools, such as Shopify Inbox and Buffer.
The hardest part of setting up a service-based business is landing your first customer. Increase your odds of finding a client by leveraging your existing network to let them know you now offer social media services. Use popular social media platforms like YouTube and Instagram to show off your expertise with paid ads.
Virtual personal trainer
Personal training is estimated to be a nearly $13 billion industry, with social media being a primary marketing channel for fitness professionals.
With the relevant certification to back up your services, it’s a matter of marketing your personal training packages to an audience interested in getting fit from home. Learn from how “fitfluencers” like Loisa Kurang market themselves on Instagram.
Then, check out these low-cost alternatives to running paid ads to draw up a marketing strategy and promote your virtual services.
Bookkeeping
If you’re good with numbers, an at-home bookkeeping business might be the way to go. The average bookkeeper’s salary is around $44,000 in the US, but as a freelance bookkeeper, you can stand to earn more as you increase your rates and build your customer base. You can set your business up as a limited liability company to help protect your personal assets.
Social media is often the go-to place to promote your services. You can explain what potential clients can expect if they hire you, or you can provide practical tips to your followers.
Web Design
While it’s never been easier to build a website, web designers have the requisite design skills to create a satisfying browsing experience.
The global web design industry is expected to grow from $49.93 billion in 2024 to $112.59 billion in 2032. With many businesses, nonprofits, and public figures using websites to increase their online presence, you can work with different types of clients to help with visual design, branding, and strategy.
If you possess those skills, you couldset up a website development agency from home. Platforms like Upwork and Dribbble are solid starting points for finding your first customers. You can also join Shopify Partners and offer your web design services to Shopify merchants.
Freelance writing
Businesses are always looking for persuasive writers. Use LinkedIn to look through the writing job postings. You’ll see companies are looking for everything from copywriters to journalists and bloggers to work on articles, case studies, social media, and newsletters.
According to ZipRecruiter, the average annual salary for a freelance writer is $48,000 a year—with digital marketing writers, ecommerce writers, and blog writers most in demand.
Podcast editing
With more than 160 million people in the United States tuning in every month, podcasts have become a mainstream pastime (or career option) in recent years. With this comes opportunities as people start podcasts.
For each recorded podcast, an editor needs to cut together the various sections, strip out coughs and filler words, and refine the audio quality. If you have the skills and software to perform those tasks, you could make a living from home as a podcast editor.
You can market your services on social media, explaining your editing philosophy or sharing audience reception to your final product.
Virtual assistance
Virtual assistants handle a variety of tasks, such as answering emails, researching ideas, performing community management tasks, and scheduling meetings. You can leverage virtual assistance platforms like Belay and Zirtual, or you can use LinkedIn to connect to potential clients.
6. Teach online classes
If you have a teachable skill, you can monetize and share that knowledge via an online course. Online audiences exist for almost any desirable skill, whether it’s English as a second language, advanced marketing, or everyday home maintenance hacks.
If I Made is an online home business that sells video classes to creative professionals, such as “How to take wedding photos” or “Taxes for creatives.” Meanwhile, Cosmetics brand Yegi Beauty combines online courses with a product catalog, to create a full shopping and learning experience.
When you deliver classes through a website, you can offer live or prerecorded content. You might provide live courses at a premium rate, while customers can purchase recorded sessions at a discounted price, which can be a source of passive income. If you prefer teaching small groups, consider mentorship, masterclasses, or an online tutoring business.
Alternatively, create a fully downloadable online course for purchase, be it a video walkthrough, templates, articles, or how-tos. Use a screen-recording tool to capture your voice while you walk students through the material.
Here are a few ideas you can try:
Offer virtual meditation sessions
As a meditation instructor, you can offer virtual live sessions, prerecorded meditation guides, or even a personalizable meditation app. You don’t need a specific certification to teach meditation, but having a deep understanding of your practice and techniques will be crucial to success. Also, you’ll need to create a calm, welcoming space for conducting sessions.
As you grow your business, consider offering specialized meditation sessions for different groups (like children or seniors) or focusing on specific areas such as stress reduction or sleep improvement.
Teach journaling methods
If you regularly journal or keep a diary, and have a method for staying committed, you could teach it to other people for a fee.
Ryder Carroll created his own journaling method that morphed into a home-based business idea. Now, he sells journal products and journaling advice on his website, Bullet Journal.
7. Sell digital products
With a digital product, you can generate income without acquiring inventory or making new products.
Genna Tatu, the founder behind Crochet by Genna, sells crocheted plushies. After feeling burned out by offering made-to-order items alone, Genna decided to offer digital patterns.
“They are passive income, which is key to having sustained growth, especially when you’re in a market like crochet where it is so manually intensive,” Genna says.
Here are a few digital products you can offer:
- Designs or patterns
- Licensable assets (stock footage, photos, music, etc.)
- Downloadable reports
- Digital templates
8. Grow an audience you can monetize
If you’ve always dreamt of starting a blog, YouTube channel, Instagram account, or podcast, you could turn that idea into a home business by growing and monetizing a following.
For example, Alex Cannon started as a model and influencer. He later cofounded Craftd, a men’s jewelry brand with celebrity fans like Conor McGregor.
Building a loyal audience requires patience, consistency, and focus. This isn’t the easiest way to start a home-based business (especially in the short term), but if you’re able to grow a following around something you love, it can be one of the most fulfilling.
9. Buy an existing small business
Some home business entrepreneurs don’t start from scratch. Instead, they buy and manage an existing business.
The cost of acquiring a business varies based on its state of health. Some businesses are turnkey: They generate revenue and you can simply take over.
Others no longer generate substantial revenue and may need rebuilding. However, they may also contain valuable assets like an email list, social following, online content, or brand reputation.
10. Turn your pet into an influencer
Pet influencers are all over social media, inspiring thousands of likes with cute videos (and promoting subscription brands like BarkBox).
If you share your life with a pet, try turning them into a social media personality. You could grow their following, then connect with relevant brands to sign promotion deals.
Bodhi the Menswear Dog, a.k.a. the most stylish dog in the world, has amassed more than 350,0000 followers on Instagram. Browse his feed, and you’ll see collaborations with big brands like Booking.com, Spotify, and Poly & Bark.
11. Play video games professionally
Did you know that video gaming can make you money? Esports and video game streaming platforms like Twitch have opened the door for gamers to monetize their skills.
The esports industry is on track to be worth more than $2 billion, and leaked data from 2021 showed that the best Twitch streamers earn millions per year.
Aside from becoming a sponsored pro gamer, you could create a gaming-based home business with Let’s Play videos by recording yourself playing new or rare games and then earning a commission on YouTube ads. You can also make merch for Twitch or join a platform like Patreon that allows you to share subscriber-exclusive content.
Twitch isn’t limited to gaming streams: Maxx Burman and Banks Boutté used the platform to launch an online festival where they celebrated video game art directors. They then repurposed this content for other channels like Instagram and YouTube. After building a loyal audience, the two launched KitBash3D, where they sell 3D assets for video games and movies.
12. Sell your art
If you’re an artist, your creativity can become your livelihood. Whether you’re into painting, digital art, sculpture, photography, or music, there’s a market out there for your work.
Helen Levi, for example, is a Queens, New York–based potter who turned her art into a business by selling ceramics from her online store.
Selling art online involves more than just creating. You’ll need to dedicate time to promoting your work, building a brand, and connecting with your audience. Social media, art fairs, and online marketplaces such as Saatchi Art can be effective ways to get your work in front of potential buyers.
13. Launch a photography business
There are several options for selling photos online, all of which can be highly competitive. One strategy is to sell stock photography, either by opening an online storefront and selling digital or physical prints or by submitting pictures to well-known marketplaces like Adobe Stock or Shutterstock. This can be a good source of passive income since you can sell the same image multiple times.
If you’re interested in developing your brand and picking a photography niche, you could also start a career as a wedding, pet, fashion, or product photographer. Or you could create a set at home and start a home studio to take portraits.
14. Start a beauty business
A popular niche for at-home businesses is health and beauty. You can work with a manufacturer to create your own makeup or skincare brand or apply your branding to white label products.
It can pay to look beyond the current most popular cosmetics products to identify the next big beauty trends. With new tools and gadgets constantly hitting the market, there are countless dropshipping opportunities in this niche, from massage guns and smart mirrors to spa day reservations.
Consumer trend research shows customers are keen to buy from businesses that offer convenience in the form of multiple purchasing and delivery options. This holds true for beauty businesses, where customers are often looking to reorder products they like.
15. Start an affiliate marketing business
Affiliate marketing is a popular home business model where you promote a brand’s products or services. When a customer buys a product through your affiliate link, you get a commission on the sale.
Deciding on the best affiliate program requires careful attention to find the best fit. For example, some businesses choose to promote partner brands and products through Instagram Stories, while others create websites with relevant content.
16. Start a day care
A reliable day care is a perennial home business idea. If you’re good with children, see how many day cares exist in your area. If you think there’s demand, consider opening one for your local community.
The daycare market is currently valued at more than $60 billion and is only expected to grow in the coming years.
Note that you may have startup costs to make the necessary alterations to your home and acquire the right licenses to open a day care. You’ll need to research child care licensing requirements, undergo mandatory background checks, and get the required health and safety training.
17. Flip items on marketplaces
If you have old furniture laying around, flipping items on online marketplaces is one of the easiest businesses to start. Once you open an account, upload your listings, and set your prices, you’ll be on your way to selling your first item. Amazon, eBay, and Facebook Marketplace are all popular, viable platforms for selling stuff from home.
While selling an item on a marketplace may be relatively easy, building a reliable income stream from marketplace sales can be more difficult. There aren’t many options for promoting products, and with traffic largely determined by retail costs, it may force you into price wars with other sellers.
To avoid the pitfalls of marketplace selling, open an independent online store alongside your Amazon or Etsy accounts. With Shopify, you can easily sync your storefronts to stay on top of sales.
18. Start a dog-grooming business
If you have space in your home, you could offer dog-grooming services. It’s an in-demand service with a market size of $5 billion.
You can also scale your pet grooming businesses by establishing a brand and selling complementary products.
The beauty of a dog grooming business is you don’t have to start big. Leverage your network of local dog owners to find your first customers, and consider offering lower prices in exchange for testimonials.
19. Open a pet day care
When pet owners go to work, they need reliable and responsible care takers. If that sounds like you, then a pet day care is another potential pet business idea. You may need certifications and insurance to create a pet day care center, but you have the freedom to decide what hours you work and how many pets you accept.
To market your day care, you can start a website and use local SEO to attract dog owners in your area.
20. Sell books online
If you have creative writing skills, take inspiration from entrepreneurs like Jelani Memory, who initially started A Kids Co. to write books about racism for his children. Since launching, Jelani has expanded the offerings to include other important topics like depression, bias, addiction, and disabilities and partnered with public figures like LeVar Burton and Jessica Biel.
You can sell physical copies through your website or grow your ebook business with intuitive tools and dedicated support.
If you prefer to uplift the work of other authors, you can start an online bookshop. You can dropship books with suppliers like BooksRun and Half Moon Bay and avoid needing to store and ship books, making it an easy business to start from home.
21. Start a business with the help of subcontractors
There are some businesses you cannot do entirely from home, but you can hire subcontractors to help you complete tasks as you handle logistics (such as scheduling and sending reminders to clients) from home. Here are a few possible avenues:
Gardening
One task for which people often seek assistance and expertise is gardening. The lawn and garden market generates more than $135 billion each year in the US.
A landscaping business can mean several things, from simple grass-cutting to creating dream backyards with ponds and imported trees. You might need to initially visit a client’s home to understand their needs. But you can work with a trusted subcontractor to help carry out you and your client’s vision.
House cleaning service
The global market for home cleaning services is projected to reach $10 billion by 2026, with a variety of cleaning services in demand. Many cleaning services hire employees or subcontractors to cover more ground.
Don’t forget to perform the necessary checks on the employees who represent your business and acquire business insurance.
Home organization
If you love to create functional, clutter-free spaces, consider starting a professional organizer business. You can create an organizational system and then hire and train contractors to implement it.
You can also start an organizing franchise. Neat is a home-organization empire that Molly Graves and Ashley Murphy started. After realizing they shared a passion for organization, they created and branded a unique method for decluttering homes—which is now a franchised training program that professional organizers across the country offer.
22. Start a home catering business
Love cooking? Got some tried and tested family recipes? Transform your culinary passion into a business by becoming a caterer.
You can cook up a storm for clients right in your home, tailoring your services to their dietary needs and preferences. Research local regulations for guidance on how to safely prepare food from home.
As you grow, expand your menu of services with branded products, meal kits, or cooking lessons. You could even start a website to sell food online. Southern California–based meal delivery service Organic Oren opens online ordering once a week, and customers can pick up their meals in Los Angeles or Montecito. The company also offers home delivery for an additional fee.
23. Run a spa or salon out of your home
Create a luxurious, relaxing spa experience right from your home by offering services like massages, haircuts, facials, or manicures. This is a great option if you have the proper licensing for your profession but don’t want to pay to rent a chair at a salon or deal with a commute.
Promote your services on social media and add a link to your booking website to your bios.
How to start a home business
- Come up with your business idea
- Create a business plan
- Start the legal process
- Open a business bank account
- Start providing your products or services
Once you have an idea that fits your skills and experience, it’s time to get to work on building your new home business.
While you might encounter challenges, the process of starting a business doesn’t need to be overwhelming. (Working with a small business lawyer and accountant can also be helpful.) Here are the five basic steps you’ll need to follow:
1. Come up with your business idea
The first step in launching a home business is coming up with a unique idea that gives you a competitive edge. Whether you choose one of the profitable small business ideas above or develop an original concept, try to think critically about your idea. Ask trusted friends and industry experts to debate your business and poke holes in your plan, to make your idea as robust as possible.
2. Create a business plan
A business plan puts your idea into a recognizable and actionable structure. To make a plan, put together information including:
Easily create your business plan using a template like the one below:
3. Start the legal process
Choose your business type, apply for your business license, set up your legal entity, and make sure you have all the proper paperwork.
You may consider hiring the help of a small business lawyer to ensure you’re correctly setting up your business’s legal entity. There are four main types of business entities:
Speaking to an attorney can help you decide which type of business is best for your needs, as well as making filing the paperwork easier.
4. Open a business bank account
Keeping your personal and business finances separate will make taxes less stressful. There are a number of institutions you can turn to for opening your business account, so don’t be afraid to shop around for the right bank for your business.
At minimum, you’ll want to open the following:
- A business checking account for revenue
- A savings account to hold money
- A business credit card for expenses
Again, speaking to a professional can be a big help. Consider searching for a local accountant
who can help you make informed decisions when it comes to opening your business accounts.
5. Start providing your products or services
Finally, it’s time to start selling! If you’re creating an ecommerce business where you sell products online, Shopify makes it easy to build and run your store.
What are the pros and cons of starting a home business?
You can start and operate a home business from your personal residence, often on your own schedule. These businesses might be full-time pursuits or side hustles and can involve the use of an ecommerce platform to sell products online.
Most home business models are light on infrastructure, so you don’t need to hold lots of inventory, hire employees, or rent a physical location.
Like every business model, however, there are pros and cons to consider when deciding whether a home-based business is right for you:
Pros of running a home business
- Home businesses often have few overhead costs, including office rent or warehousing fees.
- You may be able to claim tax deductions as a home business owner.
- With ecommerce, you can choose to target a local or international market.
- Working from home may improve your work-life balance—great for parents or retirees seeking additional income.
- You can create a family business where your relations or spouse can help out.
Cons of running a home business
- You’ll likely need dedicated office space to work, store equipment, or hold inventory.
- It’s up to you to meet regulations for your industry, such as food hygiene standards or holding relevant permits.
- You may be competing with large, established businesses that can access extra capital.
- Working from home offers freedom, but it can also be lonely.
When you use an ecommerce platform like Shopify, you have the tools needed to build almost any home business.
Find the perfect home business ideas for you
The best home business idea for you won’t be the same as for others.
Succeeding as a small business entrepreneur requires knowing where your strengths lie—and which business models fit with your skills and schedule. Could you turn your experiences as a parent into a successful business, or does your industry knowledge make you an in-demand consultant?
Technology has made almost any business remote-friendly, enabling you to interact with suppliers, employees, and customers from your home.
Once you have an idea, start small, and always make your customers’ needs your top priority.
Home business ideas FAQ
How do I start a small business at home?
Starting a home-based business involves several steps:
1. Identify a business idea
2. Create a business plan
3. Develop your product or service
4. Secure funding
5. Choose a business structure
6. Apply for licenses and permits
7. Open a business bank account
8. Get business insurance
9. Implement a marketing strategy
What are some low-cost home business ideas?
Starting a home business doesn’t have to be expensive. Here are a few low-cost online business ideas:
- Dropshipping
- Blogging
- Virtual assistant
- Freelance writing or design
- Online tutoring
Which home business is most profitable?
Professional service-based businesses, such as consulting, programming, or design services, often yield the highest profits due to low overhead costs and minimal startup capital.
What kind of business can I start from home?
You can start a wide variety of businesses from home, including:
- Selling homemade crafts or products
- Providing specialized online services
- Launching a subscription box service
- Building and monetizing a dedicated audience
- Establishing a dropshipping store
- Initiating a print-on-demand business
- Starting a freelance writing career
Which business is the easiest to start from home?
Some businesses require less startup effort and capital, such as:
- Dropshipping
- Print on demand services
- Selling preowned items
- Creating and selling homemade products
- Offering specialized services
How can I market my home business?
Marketing your home-based business is crucial for its success. You can use digital marketing strategies like SEO, content marketing, social media marketing, email marketing, and pay-per-click advertising. Also, consider leveraging local SEO strategies to target customers in your area.
What legal considerations should I keep in mind when starting a home business?
It’s important to understand the legal requirements for your home-based business. These may include obtaining licenses and permits, understanding zoning laws, choosing the right business structure, and ensuring data protection and privacy. Reach out to local government and industry organizations for advice.
How can I balance my home and work life?
Balancing home and work life when running a home-based business can be challenging. Consider setting dedicated work hours, creating a separate workspace, taking regular breaks, and setting boundaries with family members.
How can I scale my home-based business?
To scale your home business, you may need to invest in more advanced technology, hire employees or freelancers, expand your product or service offerings, or explore new markets. It’s important to plan your growth strategy carefully to ensure sustainable expansion.
Source: 23 Home Business Ideas for 2025 (+ How To Get Started) – Shopify Canada
